7 GCA § 8112
Bond of Marshal
View official PDF ↗(a)The Marshal of the Court, before entering on the duties of his or her office, shall give a bond in the sum of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the faithful performance of duty by himself or herself and his or her deputies during his or her continuance in office and by his or her deputies after his or her death until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The amount of the bond shall be set and approved by the Judicial Council and filed and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court.
(b)Such bond shall be a corporate surety bond, and the premium therefor shall be paid out of appropriations for the judicial branch of the government of Guam.
§ The story of this section
- Enacted by P.L. 21-147 § 2 (bill & sponsor pending — earlier Legislature not yet ingested)
- Amended by P.L. 24-139 § 23 — introduced as Bill 495-24 · introduced by Anthony C. Blaz + 2 cosponsors
- Affected by P.L. 27-31 § 33 — introduced as Bill 48-27 · introduced by F. Randall Cunliffe + 13 cosponsors · lead sponsor unverified
Interpreted by the courts:
- 2000 Guam 11 — Vicente C. Pangelinan, Senator, and Joseph C. Wesley, Mayor, on behalf of themselves and> all those similarly situated, (2000) · per Peter C. Siguenza, J.
Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.